Licensed Practice Nurse (LPN) – Express Care

Dartmouth-Hitchcock; New London (NH); On-site; USD 39,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

PTO and retirement plans

Job summary

Dartmouth Health in New London, NH is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) to join our Express Care team. You will document patient data, assist with procedures, and triage nurse visits under physician supervision.

The position requires NH-eligible LPN licensure, CPR certification, and 0–1 year of clinical experience; work includes day shifts with full-time hours and benefits.

Qualifications

• MA/CMA/RMA certification or completion of clinical/pharmacology coursework.
• Graduate from an accredited school is required.
• 0–1 year of clinical experience; office practice experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Document symptoms, vital signs and responses to interventions; report progress to providers.
• Collect assessment data and report to provider or RN per protocol.
• Provide age-appropriate care and safety for patients; maintain charging documentation per protocol.

Skills

MA/CMA/RMA certification

Office practice

Education

Graduate of an accredited program

Job description

Overview

Supports Express Care by providing quality, individualized care according to established standards.

Responsibilities

General Clinical Practice

• Utilizes accepted processes of care in interactions with all patients, to include: documenting symptoms and vital signs, and responses to interventions, reporting progress to providers.
• Collects assessment data and reports to provider or RN, per practice protocol.
• Demonstrates the skills necessary to provide age-appropriate care to the populations served.
• Adheres to the practice standards and procedures of the Practice in the administration of medications and patient care activities, per practice protocol.
• Documents care provided using Practice Group standards to include: filing lab results and reporting untoward results to Physician/Practitioner
• Provides education to patient and families based on assessment of learning needs
• Assists Physician/Practitioner with procedures as requested and performs simple lab tests in the office
• Creates and maintains the patient care environment to include: meeting all safety standards, maintaining cleanliness and inventory of supplies and sterility/cleanliness of equipment.
• Documents care and progress
• Completes appropriate charging documentation, per practice protocol.
• Shares responsibility for prescription line, to include calling in refills, per hospital protocol
• Medical Assistants (MAs) may administer B12 injections, plant PPD tests and administer immunizations as directed by provider.

Triage and Nurse visits RNs ONLY

• Triages phone call from patients to include: assessment of symptoms, analyzing urgency of needs, advising simple treatments or referring them for immediate care in the Emergency Room or Physician’s office
• Conducts Nurse-Only visits as requested by physician.
• Only RNs/LPNs will administer medications and injections (see above exception for MAs).

Qualifications

• MAs / CMAs/RMAs – Certification/registration or successful completion of Clinical and/or Pharmacology coursework is required.
• Graduate of an accredited school is required.
• 0-1 year clinical experience
• Office Practice experience preferred

Required Licensure/Certifications

REQUIRED LICENSE(S):

Licensed LPN with NH eligibilityREQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS:

CPR Certification

• Area of Interest: Nursing
• Pay Range: $28.50/Hr. – $44.18/Hr.
• FTE/Hours per pay period: 1.00 – 1.00 – 40 hrs/week
• Shift: Day
• Job ID: 41783

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